This office has recently completed an audit of IBEW Local 545 under the Compliance
Audit Program (CAP) to determine your organization's compliance with the provisions
of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). As
discussed during the exit interview with Office Manager Judy Martin and you on
July 25,2008, the following problems were disclosed during the CAP. The matters
listed below are not an exhaustive list of all possible problem areas since the audit
conducted was limited in scope.

The audit disclosed a violation of LMRDA Section 201(b), which requires labor
organizations to file annual financial reports accurately disclosing their financial
condition and operations. The Labor Organization Annual Report Form LM-2 filed by
Local 545 for fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 was deficient in the following areas:

1. Disbursements to Officers and Employees

Local 545 did not report the names of some officers and the total amounts of
payments to them or on their behalf in Schedule 11 (All Officers and
Disbursements to Officers). The union must report in Schedule 11 all persons who
held office during the year, regardless of whether they received any payments
from the union.
Local 545 did not include payments to officers totaling at least $5,538.25 in
Schedule 11 (All Officers and Disbursements to Officers). It appears that the local
erroneously reported these payments in Schedules 15 through 19.

The union must report in Column F of Schedules 11 and 12 (Disbursements for
Official Business) direct disbursements to officers and employees for
reimbursement of expenses they incurred while conducting union business.
In addition, the union must report in Column F of Schedules 11 and 12 indirect
disbursements made to another party (such as a credit card company) for business
expenses union personnel incur. However, the union must report in Schedules 15
through 19 indirect disbursements for business expenses union personnel incur for
transportation by public carrier (such as an airline) and for temporary lodging
expenses while traveling on union business. The union must report in Column G
(Other Disbursements) of Schedules 11 and 12 any direct or indirect disbursements
to union personnel for expenses not necessary for conducting union business.

2. Automobile Expenses

Local 545 did not include in the amounts reported in Schedule 11 (All Officers and
Disbursements to Officers) disbursements for the operation and maintenance of
union automobiles totaling at least $1,345.08.

The LM-2 instructions provide two methods for reporting automobile-related
expenses. The union must report in Schedules 11 and 12 direct and indirect
disbursements for the operation and maintenance of union owned and leased
vehicles and the operation and maintenance of vehicles owned by union personnel
(including gasoline, repairs, and insurance). The union may divide the expenses
and report them in Columns F and G based on miles driven for union business
(supported by mileage logs) compared with miles driven for personal use.

Alternatively, rather than allocating the expenses between Columns F and G, if
50 percent or more of an officer's or an employee's use of a vehicle was for official
business, the union may report all of the expenses relative to the vehicle assigned
to the officer or employee in Column F of Schedule 11 or 12 with an explanation in
Item 69 (Additional Information) that the officer or employee used the vehicle part
of the time for personal business. Similarly, if a vehicle assigned to an officer or employee was used less than 50 percent of the time for business, all of the expenses
relative to that vehicle may be reported in Column G with an explanation in Item
69 that the officer or employee used the vehicle partly for official business.

3. Failure to File Bylaws

The audit disclosed a violation of LMRDA Section 201(a), which requires that a
union submit a copy of its revised constitution and bylaws with its LM report
when it makes changes to its constitution or bylaws. Local 545 amended its
constitution and bylaws in 2005, but did not file a copy with its LM report for that
year.

Local 545 has now filed a copy of its constitution and bylaws.

I am not requiring that Local 545 file an amended LM report for 2007 to correct the
deficient items, but Local 545 has agreed to properly report the deficient items on all
future reports it files with OLMS.

I want to extend my personal appreciation to IBEW Local 545 or the cooperation and
courtesy extended during this compliance audit. I strongly recommend that you make
sure this letter and the compliance assistance materials provided to you are passed on
to future officers. If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to
call.